Fwana Surname

215,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Fwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fwana Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,9091:38,7014,777
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fwana (118) may also be a first name.

Fwana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fwana Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fwana is found most in The DR Congo. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fwana? popularity and diffusion

Fwana is the 215,176th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,815,469 people. The last name Fwana is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fwana live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fwana is also the 859,937th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 118 people.

This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,909 people, or 1 in 38,701. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fwauna914/
Fuana80332/
Fwani80117/
Fwano8044/
Fwane8027/
Fwona806/
Fwanh801/
Fuanga73158/
Bwanea7382/
Fwangi7342/
Fwanje7322/
Fuanna7310/
Fuaina736/
Bwanna734/
Fwango731/
Fwange731/
Bwauna731/
Phwanna6791/
Bwahana678/
Fuannah674/
Fwanjje671/
Pfuanga671/
Fuanaya671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fwana
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